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"Good Programming is not learned from generalities, but by seeing how significant programs can be made clean, easy to read, easy to maintain and modify, human-e
by pjmorris 12y ago
"Good Programming is not learned from generalities, but by seeing how significant programs can be made clean, easy to read, easy to maintain and modify, human-engineered, efficient, and reliable, by the application of common sense and good programming practices. Careful study and imitation of good programs leads to better writing." - [1]
I'm a huge fan, have nearly everything Kernighan's been involved with, and have profited greatly from his writing. I look forward to picking up the Go book, and modernizing a bit.
[1] 'Software Tools', Brian Kernighan, P.J. Plauger, 1976